January 2010
8 posts
Masochism [mas-uh-kiz-uh m]:
gratification gained from pain, deprivation, degradation, etc., inflicted or imposed on oneself, either as a result of one’s own actions or the actions of others
via dictionary.com
I somehow found myself relating to Holden Caulfield, in more ways than one.
J.D. Salinger dies at age 91
Warm blueberry muffins in the oven. At last, I have heard from the person who is to help me pave the final stones in my path to Montreal. All I must do now is send the letter off, write the test (in my native language, which I could do in my sleep), and send it back. I will hear soon and then I can stop worrying. Hoping. Then I will know.
For the rest of the afternoon, I have a to do list:
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“Before we leave the Castro and to the Haight. Before I could get another Escape...”
– Conversations at a Wartime Cafe
”Which Serve First to Shew How Constant” by Sean Labrador Manzano
We leave for San Francisco in 16 days.
